Billericay history and accessibility
Ramsden Bellhouse 1848 Whites directoryRAMSDEN BELLHOUSE is a pleasant village from 3 to 4 miles E. of Bellericay. Its parish contains 462 inhabitants, and 2685 acres of land, and is bounded on the south by the river Crouch, and has a strong and heavy soil, generally fertile and well cultivated. It extends two miles N. … Read more
Pitsea 1848 Whites directoryPITSEA, a village and parish, 5 miles W.S.W. of Rayleigh, and 4½ miles N.of the Thames, is at the head of a creek which runs up from that river at the west end of Canvey Island. It includes part of that island, and contains 304 souls, and 2048 acres ofland, mostly a … Read more
Orsett 1848 Whites directoryORSETT, a large and pleasant village, 9 miles S. by W. of Billericay, 5 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford, gives name to a large UNION. Its parish comprises 1390 inhabitants, and 4136 acres of land, including the village of BAKER STREET, about a mile W. of … Read more
Nevendon 1848 Whites directoryNEVENDON, or Newendon, is a small parish and straggling village, in a pleasant valley, 4 miles S.E. by E. ofBillericay, containing 216 souls, and 974 acres of land. Before the Conquest, it was held by three proprietors, and it afterwards passed to the Mareschall, Fitz-Lewis, Berdeford, Blackmore, Bavin, and Eachus families. It … Read more
Mucking 1848 Whites directoryMUCKING, a small scattered village, near a small creek of the river Thames, 4 miles N.N.E. of Tilbury Fort, and 10 miles S. of Billericay, has in its parish 199 souls, and 2146 acres of cultivated land, and about 200 acres of open heath and waste. The south-east part is low but … Read more
Langdon Hills 1848 Whites directoryLAINDON HILLS, or Langdon Hills , a scattered village and parish, on a lofty eminence, 5 miles S. of Billericay, and 8 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, has 288 inhabitants, and 1775 acres of land. The hill on which this parish stands is about a mile in length and breadth, and … Read more
Langdon 1848 Whites directoryLAINDON, or Langdon Clay, is a pleasant village, on the northern declivity of the Laindon Hills, 34 miles S. by E. of Billericay, and 7miles S.E. by E. of Brentwood. Its parish contains 568 inhabitants, and 2300 acres of land, exclusive of Basildon chapelry, which is consolidated with it ecclesiastically, under the … Read more
Hutton 1848 Whites directoryHUTTON, a pleasant village on the road between the two towns, 3 miles E. of Brentwood, and 2½ miles W. of Billericay, has in its parish 449 souls and 1699 acres of land, watered by two sources of the river Wid. It was given by the Conqueror to Battle Abbey, and was … Read more
West Horndon 1848 Whites directoryHORNDON ( WEST) is a churchless parish, from 2 to 3 miles S.E. of Brentwood, containing only 60 inhabitants and 1034 acres of land, mostly in the extensive and beautiful park of THORNDON HALL, the princely seat of Lord Petre, who owns all the parish, and is lord of the manor. … Read more
Horndon on the Hill 1848 Whites directoryHORNDON ON THE HILL is a pleasant village on a lofty eminence, 6 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, on the Thames ; 8 miles S. of Billericay, and 11 miles E.S.E. of Romford ; and commands extensive views over the vale of the Thames, as far as London and … Read more